Remember the recent events in Burns, OR, which cost LaVoy Finicum his life and which led to the arrest of the Bundys and several others?

ZitatOKANOGAN, Wash. — It’s “outrageous and hypocritical” that the federal government imprisoned two Oregon ranchers for a backburn that got away from them and burned a little over 100 acres of public land while federal and state agencies backburned thousands of acres of private land in Okanogan County last summer and were not held accountable, the president of the Okanogan County Farm Bureau says.

“My definition of homeland security is America’s ability to feed itself. There is nothing more important. America has to stop the war on agriculture,” said Nicole Kuchenbuch, a rancher and county farm bureau president.

“If this nation’s farmers and ranchers are forced out of business, America has succeeded in staging her own famine,” she said.

“The media tendency is to turn things into racial or socio-economic issues and vilify ranchers as a bunch of ignorant honkies. It’s important to realize the American government is oppressive to all colors of people and everyone just wants to be free, healthy and prosperous,” she said.

Incidents like ranchers and militia occupying the seasonally closed Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns happen when people feel so “abused” by government that “they feel they have no other choice,” Kuchenbuch said.

“I don’t agree with having a standoff, but they captured the attention of the United States,” she said.

The resentencing of Harney County ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond to five years in prison is just one of many examples throughout ranching areas of the West in the last several decades of the heavy handedness of federal agencies in acquiring more land and squeezing out ranches to satisfy environmentalists who want a national park from the Yukon to Yellowstone, Kuchenbuch said.

Despite Sheriff Taking Responsibility for Release of David Bundy, Judge won’t release Him for this ReasonU.S. Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach denied the request of one of Cliven Bundy's sons, David, for release into the custody of his country sheriff. However, it's the judge's reasoning that should be extremely concerning to every American. Tim Brown — May 17, 2016

In more heavy handed actions against American patriots who stood against the central government's usurpation of the Constitution and a land grab on property that is not lawfully held by the DC cartel, U.S. Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach denied the request of one of Cliven Bundy's sons, David, for release into the custody of his country sheriff. However, it's the judge's reasoning that should be extremely concerning to every American.

ZitatCourthouse News reports:

In a motion seeking release pending trial early next year, Dave Bundy said he would remain in custody of his local sheriff and appear at scheduled hearings.

Ferenbach was not persuaded, saying federal prosecutors made a strong case that Bundy likely would not abide by court orders and that armed resistance might occur if federal officers had to go get him.

It's one thing to take a position. It's another thing to take up arms," Ferenbach said.

Ferenbach said the case against Dave Bundy is not as strong as the case against others, and letters of support indicate he is a kind, personable, helpful person.

However, Ferenbach also said evidence indicates Bundy helped to create the potentially deadly situation two years ago.

"I just can't get away from the underlying fact that he directed supporters to take up the high ground," Ferenbach said. "He's a danger to the community. Specifically, to BLM employees."

Ferenbach said he has no reason to believe Bundy would abide by court orders.

The question is not about the judge believing that Bundy would abide by court orders. The issue was actually about releasing Bundy into the custody of Millard County Sheriff Robert A. Dekker, who made an offer to take custody of Bundy until his court date, which is scheduled nearly a year into the future, February 6, 2017.